More than 90 percent of global electricity grid infrastructure sits at the distribution level, yet much of it was designed for a one-directional system that no longer reflects how power is generated and consumed.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is advancing a 300 megawatt battery energy storage system with 1,500 megawatt hours of capacity at its Patache project in Chile.
Roughly 4,600 households in Chile’s Coquimbo region are now receiving a natural gas blend containing 10% green hydrogen, marking one of the first residential-scale demonstrations of hydrogen injection into distribution networks in South America.
Federal hydrogen policy in the United States is entering a phase of recalibration rather than wholesale reversal, with approximately $5 billion in hydrogen hub funding now set to be retained or modified under a revised review by the Trump administration, according to an Energy Department list shared with House Appropriations Committee members.
In the first quarter of 2026, Tesla regained the global pure electric vehicle leadership position after reporting a 6.5 percent year on year increase in deliveries for the three months ending March, according to industry data cited in the IndexBox report.
Schneider Electric and Microsoft have announced a collaboration focused on AI-powered, software-defined automation systems aimed at improving operational efficiency in hydrogen production and broader industrial decarbonization.
Electricity demand from data centers is projected to more than double between 2025 and 2030, according to the International Energy Agency. Microsoft’s commitment to become carbon negative by 2030 was initially framed as a benchmark for corporate climate leadership.
Sunfire has launched HyLink® Alkaline 23, a new outdoor pressurized alkaline electrolyzer system. The 50-megawatt electrolyzer module is designed for the implementation of triple‑digit megawatt projects and reduces total installed costs (TIC) on the customer side by up to 50 percent.
A new partnership between The Energy and Resources Institute and UNMAI Carbon Solutions aims to address persistent challenges in data integrity, verification standards, and financial transparency within global carbon markets through the development of coordinated digital infrastructure and policy frameworks.
